Christmas

We had so much fun this Christmas. All of my brothers and sisters were here and it was so much fun spending time with them. My mom put together a Nativity for the kids; they got in costumes and it was so much fun to watch. The kids decorated a tree with all of our handmade childhood ornaments and it was fun to look at all the stuff we had made when we were young. When Doug and I had Alexa we started a tradition of opening up one gift on Christmas Eve which is Christmas pajamas. This year we got them cute little Santa Clause pajamas. After that, we put out some cookies and milk for Santa Clause. In the morning the girls had so much fun opening up their presents and playing with all of their toys. Their favorite gifts of course were the dolls and princess dress-ups. They are such girly little girls. Later on that day, we went over to my parents house and opened up some more gifts and ate lunch. It was such a fun day. We had such a wonderful Christmas holiday and I am grateful for the Spirit we felt. I am so grateful for the birth of Jesus Christ and I am grateful for all he has blessed us with.

Temple Square

Yesterday we went to Temple Square with our good friends the Chatterleys and the Gibbons. We had such a good time seeing them. I can't believe how much their kids have grown. All of us have girls and no boys. We went to The Spaghetti Factory for dinner and were able to talk and catch up. It's always fun when we get together because the boys are so funny and all we do is laugh. They are such fun friends and I am glad we could get together.

Decorating the Tree

Tonight we decorated our Christmas tree. The girls were so excited all day to decorate it. They had so much fun putting all of the ornaments on. I love decorating for Christmas, it is so fun to see the girls get so excited and it brings such a sweet spirit into our home.
The girls got a kick out of laying under the Christmas tree. They had so much fun tonight.

Mom & Dad's 60th Birthday Party

Yesterday we celebrated Mom & Dad's 60th Birthday. Mom turned 60 in October and Dad turns 60 in December. It was so much fun having everyone together. It was such a great party. So many of our aunts, uncles cousins and friends were there and it was fun catching up with them. Missy and Ryan made an awesome birthday cake. It looked so professional-it was really tasty too!! Growing up my parents made such a big deal about birthday parties. I always felt so special and loved and I am glad that we could throw them a birthday party and let them know how much we love and appreciate them. I love you Mom and Dad.

Halloween

Well Alexa and Grace have been looking forward to Halloween for a long time. I love Halloween and all of the fun things that go along with it. We carved pumpkins last night and made Halloween cookies today. The girls could hardly wait to go trick-or treating. Alexa was Tinkerbell and Grace was a Cowgirl. They looked adorable in their costumes. They got a lot of candy and had fun seeing all of their friends trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.
Alexa was laughing at Grace because I told her to say cheese and instead she pretended she was blowing out candles. Grace always keeps us laughing.

Preschool Halloween Party

Today we had our preschool Halloween Party. The kids had so much fun playing games and showing each other their costumes. All of us have two year old kids as well so there were a lot more kids there than normal. It was fun seeing them interact with the older kids.Amie taught the kids a spooky Halloween song last week and they sang it for all of the moms today. It was such a fun song. Alexa has been singing it all week.

Ward Halloween Party

Yesterday we had our Ward Halloween Party. The girls had so much fun. They had a cute little costume fashion show and were able to do a little trick-or-treating in the church.

Hee Haw Farms

Today Alexa went on a field trip to Hee Haw Farms. She had such a fun time with her friends running around the farm. It was such perfect Fall weather. There was a little corn maze and a hay bale maze that the kids had fun playing in. There were also baby animals that the kids were able to see. Grace's favorite little animals were the pigs.Alexa and Grace's favorite part of course was the hayride. It was a lot of fun going on a ride through the farm and seeing all of the pumpkins and sunflowers.

Preschool Time

Alexa started her second year of preschool today. She was so excited to go back and be with her friends. She loves preschool and all of the things she is learning. She especially loves to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. I can't believe how fast my baby is growing.

It's a Girl!!!

Yes, that's right, we are having girl #3. We are very excited. I was hoping for another girl, so when the technician said it was a girl I was so happy. Doug was happy as well but then immediately thought about things like paying for three weddings and the fun teenage years with girls. Alexa wanted it to be a girl as well so she was very excited when we told her the news. The ultrasound pictures showed that she is healthy and everything looked great. We feel very blessed. To actually see the baby is very fun and it makes me even more excited for her to get here.

Happy Birthday Princess Alexa!

Today Alexa turned 4 and had a fun little Princess Party. Everyone dressed up in their favorite princess costumes. They looked so cute. The girls decorated crowns, made beaded bracelets
and played "Pin the Kiss on the Frog".

Alexa loved opening up all of her presents. She received a lot of fun new things and hasn't stopped playing with them.

After we opened up presents Alexa blew out her candles. She was so excited about her Cinderella cake.It was so much fun to have such a girly party. Alexa had so much fun. I can't believe that she is already four. She is growing up so fast. She is such a sweetheart and I am so blessed to be her mom.